As US Offshore Wind Disappears, a Generation of Workers Is Left Behind • Maine Morning Star

As US offshore wind disappears, a generation of workers is left behind • Maine Morning Star

Turbine installation for Revolution Wind, Connecticut’s only offshore wind project, is shown. (Photo courtesy of Ørsted) This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. When Gerard Mullin decided to train in offshore wind, he didn’t know what to expect. But on his first long-term project in Massachusetts, h…

'Cheering for job destruction?' Experts stunned as Trump guts industry he hates

President Donald Trump's long-running hostility toward offshore wind has translated into policy that is rapidly dismantling the nascent U.S. industry, leaving thousands of skilled tradespeople scrambling for work.Since returning to office, Trump has halted future offshore wind permitting and canceled 12 offshore wind leases, and the impact on projected capacity has already been severe, reported Climate Desk.At the time of his election, the U.S. …

Trump's mindless rollback of offshore wind has screwed over thousands of workers

This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. When Gerard Mullin decided to train in offshore wind, he didn’t know what to expect. But on his first long-term project in Massachusetts, he immediately relished the consistency of the work, the good pay, and the novelty of laboring at […]

Trump’s war on offshore wind is robbing a generation of workers

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News , a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that covers climate, energy, and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter. When Gerard Mullin decided to train in offshore wind, he didn’t know what to expect. But on his first long-term project in…

The dream of a good career in offshore wind has died in the U.S.

This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. When Gerard Mullin decided to train in offshore wind, he didn’t know what to expect. But on his first long-term project in Massachusetts, he immediately relished the consistency of the work, the good pay and the novelty of laboring at sea. “I thought it was the be…

As US offshore wind disappears, a generation of workers is left behind

Building trades spent the past five years preparing for an offshore wind boom that went bust. Now, U.S. workers mourn the well-paying careers they don't see coming back.